B • Body narcissism/egocentricity/immaturity: same sex figure unclothed and carefully rendered. • Breaks in judgment/voyeurism (depending on area): transparencies. C • Castration fears or wishes: nose cut off (castration may be project...

Vast research was done among several psychoanalysts and psychologists into human figure drawings. The subject would be asked to draw a person, being given as little information as possible in order not to lead the subject in any particular way. The subjec...

There is much controversy among psychologists as to why people doodle. Many suggest that during a negotiation should a party begin to doodle, his interest is waning. He is expressing that he prefers not to communicate with his counterpart. They go on to s...

• How Do You Cross Your 't's and Dot Your 'i's? 1 cross evenly balanced= attention to details 2 cross to right= quick, aggressive 3 cross and dot to left= conflict with father's ideals or prefers mother's; hesitation; difficulty in making dec...

Essentially, whatever the graphologist needs is in the body of the writing and the signature. The envelope by its very nature, being exterior to the body of the writing, is also exterior to the core of the analysis. Nevertheless, it does shed light on man...

If you should ask any reliable psychoanalyst, "What is a man?" he would probably answer that a man is a composition of everything that ever happened to him. Various occurrences occupy different levels of importance in an individual's life, but, at any giv...

Handwriting analysis can often be useful in detecting malfunctions in the body, for there are telltale signs in the ailing person's writing. We know today that although the conscious mind of an individual may not be aware of any particular disorder, on th...

The signature gives graphologists a great deal of information, much more than any other part of a subject's handwriting. The signature is the ego, but it goes beyond this point. The body of the writing represents what the writer really is, whereas the sig...

S • Imagine the letter s that resembles the dollar sign; we know that money is on the writer's mind. For the letter T, please see Lesson 4. U • The very nature of the letter u is a garland, which implies the easygoing, friendly human bei...

P • Imagine the stroke without the hump, and can only be read as the letter 'p' by seeing the entire word. This indicates neglectfulness and impatience, possibly forgetfulness, and the speed with which it is written implies liveliness. • When tw...

O • Picture the letter 'o' as a closed oval-at the top; it shows a person who is secretive. The degree of closedness of the oval letters reflects the degree of closedness in the person. • When we use the expression "oval letter," we mean a, o, th...

J Imagine that the (J) loop is tremendous and extends to the left. This writing is found among many male homosexuals. Note: It is very difficult for a graphologist to say definitely whether an individual is a homosexual. What he can detect is that t...

F • When the top stroke extends over the whole word, it shows a feeling of protection. This is a masculine quality, but it is found in many women, especially those bringing up children alone. • Simplified strokes show the writer's urge to speed ...

D • The simple letter (d) with an arc at the right shows taste. The writer has a flair for the finer things of life. Try writing this letter. You will feel the grace of it. • The letter, which is written in the form of a musical note, shows musi...

B Imagine the stroke that extends upward. It shows one, who is willing to undertake a new project of some kind, though it may be risky. The upstroke appears to be pointing to the heavens, to outer space. • The constant changes in a letter indicate...